COVID-19 impact: China’s men’s football team to assemble in mid-May

Beijing: The Chinese men's football team will set up a training camp in mid-May to prepare for their next World Cup qualifiers which have been delayed indefinitely due to COVID-19. Li Tie, head coach of the Chinese side, said after his side finished a 34-day training camp early this month that they will assemble again in May.

His squad will probably meet in Shanghai to have a two-week training during which they will play at least two matches with some Chinese Super League (CSL) teams, according to a report by The Beijing News.

The training camp will close down before May 31, giving the players sufficient time to prepare with their respective clubs for the 2020 CSL campaign, which could kick off at the end of June with COVID-19 under control nationwide in China, the report said. IANS

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